What you will find here focuses on personal transformation, community connection, the desert elders (300-600 CE), and spiritual formation.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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I create spiritual formation enhancing products<\/span> which you can find here: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/sparkmymuse\/shop<\/a> Plus,\u00a0I can come to you and your group, online or in-person.\u00a0<\/p>\n You can find more articles, resources, and related links to Spark My Muse<\/strong> episodes and more here: <\/i>sparkmymuse.substack.com<\/a>. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 I’m grateful to have monthly supporters who help me keep most of my work free. That’s here: patreon.com\/sparkmymuse<\/a> \u2014Come and be a part of that, if you are able and get the associated rewards.<\/strong><\/p>\n My NEW BOOK arrives January 2026 called: The Way of the Desert Elders: How Ancient Christians Can Sustain Us Today<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>(Broadleaf Books)<\/p>\n HERE is the first interview I did on the book with the incomparable, Gene Maynard: Thanks for your interest. ❤️ \u2022 Here is a book review \u2022 <\/i>Here’s a kind\u00a0endorsement I’m so grateful for.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n “In this book, Lisa Col\u00f3n DeLay offers some of the best inner-life guidance I know. Drawing on the many sound sources she\u2019s studied with care, including her own experience, she shares time-tested wisdom for people seeking a spiritual GPS to keep them oriented to true self. Highly recommended.\u201d Places to find the book: (some are Amazon Affiliate links)<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/span> \u2022 To support independent bookstores, go here:\u00a0http:\/\/tiny.cc\/wildINDIE<\/a><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n
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– Spiritual formation, Early Desert Christianity, the spiritual mothers and fathers, devotional practices, and ways of knowing God and spiritual maturity.
– The 9 Demons of the Desert Elders (afflicting thoughts \/ logismoi <\/em>)
– Learning the “weather and climate” of the inner world<\/strong> and how to grow the Fruit of the Spirit\u00a0
– Our 3 Core Wounds and finding personal, spiritual, and embodied healing
– Centering non white spiritualities to reveal blind spots, find insights, and renew spiritual growth\u00a0
– Spiritual practices and prayers that comfort in a time of tumult, suffering, pain, and confusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
-Lisa<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nYou are invited to read my book\u2014
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by Sarah L.\u00a0<\/i>Sanderson<\/i><\/span> in Fathom Magazine:
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